I.fitting, meet, suitable, τύμβον ἐπιεικέα meet in size, Il.; ἐπιεικέ᾽ ἀμοιβήν a fair recompence, Od.; ὡς ἐπιεικές as is meet, Hom.; c. inf., ὅν κ᾽ ἐπιεικὲς ἀκούειν which word it is meet to hear, Il.
II.after Hom.,
1.of statements, rights, etc.,
a.reasonable, specious, plausible, Hdt., Thuc.
b.fair, equitable, τῶν δικαίων τὰ ἐπιεικέστερα προτιθέασι Hdt.; πρὸς τὸ ἐπ. ῀ ἐπιεικῶς 3, Thuc.
2.of persons, able, capable, Hdt., Xen.
b.in moral sense, reasonable, fair, kind, gentle, good, Thuc., Plat., etc.: τοὐπιεικές goodness, Soph.
III.adv. -κῶς, ionic -κέως, fairly, tolerably, moderately, Lat. satis, Hdt., Ar.; τέως μὲν ἐπ. for some little time, Plat.
2.probably, reasonably, id=Plat.
3.with moderation, kindly, Plut.
